I am planning to put a 3 acre fishing pond on my land and I have heard that landfill companies will excavate the pond for free so they can use the soil for a landfill. Is this true? I also heard the same about big landscaping firms but have no idea if it is true. Any tips would be greatly appreciated as I am quot;finallyquot; moving into my first home and would love to put in a pond to stock and to attract water fowl.
I'd be very surprised if they do that. Our landfill scoops out the dirt piles it to the side. It goes back over the trash in layers. Because of the trash that's put in the pit, there is always dirt left over. Why would they be looking for more dirt?
I'm a contractor and have never heard of free excavation- although if they need the soil they may be willing to haul off the soil for free, charging only for the machine time to dig.
Well, where I live, it's not a landfill or landscaping company--it's the excavator. My husband is a general contractor, and was able to arrange for about 3000 yards of dirt to be removed from our property at no cost to us. The trick is having a relationship with an excavator, having the time to allow him to do it on his schedule, and the excavator having a job nearby for which he needs your dirt. No one is going to do it so they have to haul the dirt and store it somewhere. If so, they'll charge you. If they happen to come across a job nearby, they may be willing to do it to lessen the trucking charges (if your place is nearer than a gravel pit).
